Salt Lake Buddhist Temple Members Express Concern Over Development Project
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
18 June 2026
The Jodo Shinshu temple has served Salt Lake City’s Japanese American community since 1912
Woman Arrested on Arson, Hate Crime Charges After Fire at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Justin Whitaker
4 June 2026
Investigators say online posts linked the suspect to the blaze and threats against Buddhist temples.
Sacred “Eternal Flame” Preserved After Fire Destroys Historic Buddhist Hall in Japan
Justin Whitaker
26 May 2026
Buddhist Temple hosting “eternal flame” in Japan burns down for second time since 2000
Letting Care Last Without Wearing Us Down
Pure Land Foundation
30 March 2026
Bruno Wang explores how care can remain a source of strength rather than depletion over time through Pure Land principles
Robo Shinshu: The Future of Buddhism and AI, with Rev. Hondaku
Johan Nilsson
30 January 2026
Rev. Hondaku, ordained minister in the Higashi Honganji, reveals his ambitious plans for Buddhist dissemination in the AI age
Book Review: Neither Monk Nor Layman: Clerical Marriage in Modern Japanese Buddhism
Johan Nilsson
9 January 2026
Senior Buddhologist Richard Jaffe engages in a systematic and comprehensive study of Japanese Buddhism’s most remarkable phenomenon
Royal Festival Hall to Host Esoteric Buddhism-themed Concert in January
Raymond Lam
12 December 2025
The six-movement performance tells the story of the Japanese master who brought esoteric Buddhism from China to Japan
Engaged Buddhism: The Soka Gakkai Issues Statement Calling for Global Solidarity on Climate Crisis Ahead of COP30
Craig Lewis
7 November 2025
The Soka Gakkai International has issued a public statement ahead of COP30, urging civil society and faith communities to unite to tackle climate change.
La Jara Buddhist Temple Nominated for National Historic Designation as a Symbol of Japanese American Heritage in Colorado
Justin Whitaker
30 October 2025
Colorado’s La Jara Buddhist Temple, built in 1936–37 for Japanese American farmers, has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places
The Prospect of Buddhist Complicity in Genocide, Part Two
Brian Daizen Victoria
29 September 2025
Brian Victoria delves deeper into the difficult conundrum of Buddhist chaplains active on the frontlines of military ideology and warfare
London’s “Peace Monk” Rev. Gyoro Nagase Marks Four Decades of Chanting and Walking for Peace
Justin Whitaker
4 September 2025
The Japanese Nipponzan Myohoji monk continues his anti-nuclear activism despite frail health and an uncertain future for his order
Obon Festival Returns to Lahaina Jodo Mission After Wildfire
Sensei Alex Kakuyo
12 August 2025
Two years after a devastating fire in Lahaina, Maui, Buddhists return to the Jodo Mission temple there for Obon Festival to remember ancestors, joyful practice, and community